Dr Tina Hickey B.A., M.A., PhD.
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Biography:
Dr. Tina Hickey was awarded a research fellowship by Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann (ITÉ, Linguistics Institute of Ireland) for her doctoral research on the Acquisition of Irish as First Language. As a Research Officer in ITÉ from 1990 she carried out research on the teaching and learning of Irish as a first and second language. In 2004 she moved to the School of Psychology UCD, where she lectures in bilingualism, language development and the psychology of language. She has continued to publish research in the areas of the acquisition of Irish as first and second language, early immersion education, bilingualism, reading in Irish, family language transmission and minority language maintenance. A recipient of a Government of Ireland research fellowship in 2007, she was awarded Lifetime Membership of the Reading Association of Ireland in 2011, and from 2012 will be Scientist in Charge of a Marie Curie research grant held with Prof. Nancy Stenson on Irish orthography. She has served as President of the Reading Association of Ireland (RAI) and of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL), and is a former Convenor of the AILA Child Language Commission, and former Treasurer of the International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL). She has acted as consultant for bodies such as the European Commission (Lifelong Learning: Education and Training policies), Údarás na Gaeltachta, COGG, Gaelscoileanna, Forbairt Naíonraí Teo, Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin and government departments such as the Department of Education and Skills, and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. |
Research Interests
| 1. First Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning (especially of Irish) |
Research Projects
| Sponsor : An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaiochta Title : Méanchéimeanna i Shealbhú na Gaeilge Start Date / End Date : 01-SEP-11 / 31-AUG-14 |
| Sponsor : Foras Na Gaeilge Title : Sealbhú na Gaeilge ag Naíonáin Start Date / End Date : 01-MAR-11 / 31-MAY-13 |
| Sponsor : An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaiochta Title : Tumoideachas in Eirinn: Taithi tuismitheoiri ar an gcoras tumoideachais Start Date / End Date : 01-NOV-07 / 31-OCT-10 |
Recent Postgraduates
| Recent Postgraduate Students Lauren Kavanagh, PhD Thesis Supervisor |
Current Postgraduate Students
| Lauren Kavanagh, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Siobhan Nic Fhlannchadha, Master of Literature (MLitt) - Thesis Supervisor |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| O'Toole, Ciara and Hickey, Tina (2013) 'Assessing and diagnosing language impairment in bilingual children: A minority language study'. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 29 (1). [Details] |
| O' Reilly, A., Hickey, T. and Ryan, D. (2012) 'Service Providers' Perspectives of International Students in Ireland: A Qualitative Study'. Irish Educational Studies, 31 (3). [Details] |
Kavanagh, L. and Hickey, T.M. (2012) ''You're looking at this different language and it freezes you out straight away': Identifying challenges to parental involvement among immersion parents'. Language and Education, 26 (5).  [DOI] [Details] |
| Cameron, T. and Hickey T. ; (2011) 'Form and function in Irish child directed speech'. Cognitive Linguistics, 22 (3):569-594. [DOI] [Details] |
| Hickey, T,Stenson, N; (2011) 'Irish orthography: what do teachers and learners need to know about it, and why?'. LANGUAGE CULTURE AND CURRICULUM, 24 :23-46. [DOI] [Details] |
| O' Reilly, A., Ryan, D. and Hickey, T. ; (2010) 'The psychological well-being and sociocultural adaptation of short-term international students in Ireland'. Journal of College Student Development, 51 (5):584-598. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T. M. ; (2009) 'Codeswitching and borrowing in Irish'. JOURNAL OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS, 13 (5):670-688. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nestor, N. and Hickey, T.M.; (2009) 'Out of the communist frying pan and into the EU fire? Exploring the case of Kashubian'. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 22 (2):95-119. [Details] | |||||||||
| Ó Muircheartaigh, J. & Hickey, T. M.; (2008) 'Academic achievement, anxiety and attitudes in early and late immersion in Ireland'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND BILINGUALISM, 11 (5):558-576. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M.; (2007) 'Children's language networks and teachers' input in minority language immersion: What goes in may not come out'. LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION, 21 (1):46-65. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M.; (2007) 'Fluency in reading Irish as L1 or L2: Promoting high frequency word recognition'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND BILINGUALISM, 10 (4):471-493. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.; (2001) 'Mixing beginners and native speakers in Irish immersion: Who is immersing whom?'. CANADIAN MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, 57 (3):443-474. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M.; (1999) 'Parents and early immersion: Reciprocity between home and immersion Preschool'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND BILINGUALISM, 2 (2):94-113. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M. ; (1993) 'Identifying formulas in first language acquisition'. JOURNAL OF CHILD LANGUAGE, 20 (1):27-42. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M.; (1991) 'Mean Length of Utterance and the Acquisition of Irish'. JOURNAL OF CHILD LANGUAGE, 18 :553-569. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M.; (1991) 'Leisure reading in a second language: An experiment with audio tapes'. LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND CURRICULUM, 4 (2):119-132. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M.; (1990) 'The acquisition of Irish: Word order development'. JOURNAL OF CHILD LANGUAGE, 17 (1):17-41. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M.; (1990) 'ILARSP: A grammatical profile of Irish'. CLINICAL LINGUISTICS AND PHONETICS, 4 :363-376. [Details] |
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Books
| Hickey, Tina; (1999) Luathoideacheas trí Ghaeilge sa Ghaeltacht (Early Education through Irish in the Gaeltacht). Dublin: Údarás na Gaeltachta & Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann. Link to full text [Details] |
| Hickey, Tina; (1997) Early Immersion Education in Ireland. Dublin: Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann/Linguistics Institute of Ireland. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Tina Hickey (2012) 'Petite enfance et école d'immersion en gaélique en Irlande' In: Christine Helot (eds). Petite Enfance et Plurilinguisme. Toulouse: editions ERES. [Details] |
| Hickey, T.M.; (2012) 'Early bilingual education' In: Chapelle, C.A (eds). The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Oxford:: Blackwell Wiley. [Details] |
| Kavanagh, L. and Hickey, T.M. ; (2012) 'An exploration of parents' experiences of involvement in immersion schooling: Identifying barriers to successful involvement' In: Farr, F. and Moriarty, E (eds). Language, Learning and Teaching: Irish Research Perspectives. Oxford: Peter Lang. [Details] |
| Hickey, T.M. ; (2012) 'ILARSP: A Grammatical Profile of Irish' In: Martin Ball and Paul Fletcher (eds). The Languages of LARSP. Clevedon, Avon: Multilingual Matters. [DOI] [Details] |
| Hickey, Tina; (2011) 'Reading in an endangered language in primary schools in Ireland' In: Béatrice Arend, Charles Max and Jean-Jacques Weber (eds) (eds). Educating for Today's Multilingual Society: Festschrift for Prof. Dominique Portante. Luxembourg: Editions Ph. [DOI] Link to full text [Details] |
| Hickey, T.M.; (2011) 'Immersion Preschooling in Ireland: Training Provision and Best Practice' In: I. Bangma and A. Riemersma (eds). Multilingual Early Language Transmission (MELT): Multilingual Learning in European Regional and Minority Language Communities. Leeuwarden, Netherlands: Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T. M. ; (2009) 'Becoming biliterate in Irish and English: Tackling a ‘bewildering’ orthography plus a deep one' In: May, Stephen (eds). Proceedings of the Second International Language, Education and Diversity Conference. Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato Academic Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Tina Hickey; (2008) 'L'éducation bilingue en Irlande : Passé, présent et futur' In: C. Helot, B. Benert, S. Erhart, et A. Young.(eds.) (eds). Penser le Bilinguisme Autrement. Hamburg: Peter Lang. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2008) 'Indigenous language immersion: The challenge of meeting the needs of L1 and L2 speakers in Irish-medium preschools' In: C. Kenner and T. Hickey (eds.) (eds). Multilingual Europe: Diversity and Learning. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (2006) 'The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis' In: Ways of Knowing: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge. Victoria, Australia: IBID Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2005) 'Second language writing systems: Minority languages and reluctant readers' In: Second Language Writing Systems. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (1999) 'Irish in Education in the Republic of Ireland' In: Concise Encyclopedia of Educational Linguistics. Oxford: Pergamon Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (1998) 'Early immersion in Ireland: The naíonra experience' In: Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition. Dublin: UCD Academic Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (1994) 'Ireland: Language Education Policy' In: Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Oxford: Pergamon Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T & Ó Cainín; (2001) 'First language maintenance and second language acquisition of a minority language in kindergarten' In: Research on Child Language Acquisition. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (1998) 'Second language acquisition in Irish-medium playgroups: Evaluating early Irish immersion in Ireland' In: Immersion Programmes: A European Perspective. Barcelona: Institute of Immersion. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (1991) 'Irish in Ireland' In: Multilingualism in the British Isles: The Older Mother-Tongues. Harlow: Longman. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1993) 'Exceptional Subjects, Aphasics and Modularity' In: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Speech and Language Pathology. Dublin: Trinity College. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2006) 'The emergent reader of Irish: Promoting real recognition of the most useful words' In: In T. M. Hickey (ed.) (eds). Literacy and Language Learning: Reading in a First or Second Language. Dublin: Reading Association of Ireland. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T. M. ; (2009) 'Developing biliteracy in Irish schools. ' In: Culligan, Brendan (eds). The Changing Landscapes of Irish Literacy. Dublin: Reading Association of Ireland. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Hickey, T. & Ó Cainín, P.; (2003) 'Léitheoirí óga na Gaeilge: Cothú agus cabhair/ Young readers of Irish: Support and development' In: Idir Lúibíní: Aistí ar an Léitheoireacht agus ar an Litearthacht. Baile Átha Cliath: Cló Cois Life. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2002) 'Second language reading: Taping over the cracks' In: Other Ways of Seeing: Diversity in Language and Literacy. Dublin: RAI. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (2001) 'Teaching Irish reading' In: Reading Matters: A Fresh Start. Dublin: Reading Association of Ireland. *: *. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T. & Gilheany S. ; (2002) 'High ability children and their reading needs' In: Other Ways of Seeing: Diversity in Language and Literacy. Dublin: RAI. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1993) 'The acquisition of Irish: What do we know?' In: Ó Baoill, D (eds). Sealbhú na Gaeilge/The Acquisition of Irish. Dublin: Teanga. [Details] |
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| Hickey, T.M. ; (1992) 'Teaching Irish reading: What can research tell us?' In: Múineadh na Gaeilge sa Bhunscoil: Moltaí Praiticiúla/ Teaching Irish in the Primary School: Practical Approaches. Baile Átha Cliath: Bord na Gaeilge agus Cumann Léitheoireachta na hÉireann. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T. M. ; (1988) 'MLU and the acquisition of Irish' In: Proceedings of the Child Language Seminar. *: University of Warwick. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1986) 'Word order in the Acquisition of Irish' In: Proceedings of the Child Language Seminar. *: University of Durham. [Details] | |||||||||
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Edited Books
| Kenner, C. and Hickey, T. (eds.) (Ed.). (2008) Multilingual Europe: Diversity and Learning. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books. [Details] |
| Hickey T.M. & Williams, J.(eds.) (Ed.). (1996) Language, Education and Society in a Changing World. Clevedon, Avon: Multilingual Matters. [Details] |
| Hickey, Tina (Ed.). (2006) Literacy and Language Learning: Reading in a First or Second Language. Dublin: Reading Association of Ireland. [Details] |
| Kennedy, E. & Hickey, T.M. (eds.) (Ed.). (2005) Learning to Read and Reading to Learn. Dublin: Reading Association of Ireland. [Details] |
| Hickey, T. M.(1992) (ed.) (Ed.). (1992) Teaching Irish in the Primary School: Practical Approaches/ Múineadh na Gaeilge sa Bhunscoil: Moltaí Praiticiúla. Dublin: Bord na Gaeilge & Cumann Léitheoireachta na hÉireann. [Details] |
Other Journals
| Hickey, T.; (2003) 'Cad a mheallann Gaeilge ó pháistí sa luath-thumoideachas? (What elicits Irish from children in early immersion)' Taighde agus Teagasc 3 (3) :186-202. [Details] |
| Hickey, T.; (2003) 'Múineadh léitheoireacht na Gaeilge agus an Curaclam Athbhreithnithe (Teaching Irish Reading in the Revised Curriculum)' Teangeolas (40) :55-65. [Details] |
| Hickey, T.; (2001) 'Reading in a second language: Teaching Irish reading' Oideas 49 :66-85. [Details] |
| Hickey, T.M.; (2000) 'Immersion education in Ireland. The European Network for Content and Language Integrated Classrooms' Euroclic Bulletin 7 :8-9. [Details] |
| Hickey, T.M.; (1999) 'Immersion education in a heritage language: The Irish experience' Babylonia 4 :41-43. [Details] |
| Hickey, T.M.; (1998) 'Tuismitheoirí agus an tum-réamhscolaíocht/Parents and Immersion Education' Teangeolas 37 :30-38. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1995) 'Léirbhreithniú ar thorthaí taighde ar an dátheangachas/ A Review of Research on Bilingualism' TEANGEOLAS 34 :24-31. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1992) 'Male/female differences in language use: Linguistics and folklinguistics' TEANGA 12 :39-51. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1992) 'Helping young readers of Irish' TEANGEOLAS 29 :11-15. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (1991) 'Léamh na Gaeilge: Fadhbanna na bpáistí / Irish Reading: Children's Problems' OGHMA 3 :82-92. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1990) 'Ways of testing first language acquisition' Teanga :78-93. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1989) 'Staidéar ar insealbhú na Gaeilge /A Study of Irish Acquisition' TEANGEOLAS 26 :19-24. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (1988) 'Children's Books in Irish: A Review of the Books and their Markets' TEANGEOLAS 24 :14-20. [Details] | |||||||||
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Conference Publications
| Gatt, D., O¿Toole, C., dos Santos, C. Kern, S., Rinker, T., Hickey, T., Miekisz, A., Haman, E. (2012) Early Lexical Expression in Children Exposed to Two Languages: A CDI study COST Action IS084 BI-SLI Conference Seventh MC and WG Meeting Padua Italy [Details] |
| Keogh, C. and Hickey, T.M. (2012) Investigating children¿s responses to unanswerable questions International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, ICLASP 13 [Details] |
| Ciara O' Toole, Tina Hickey, Daniela Gatt, Aneta Miekisz, Ewa Haman,and Christophe Dos Santos (2012) Early Vocabulary Development in Bilingual Children: A CDI Study COST Action IS0804. Sixth MC and WGs Meeting [Details] |
| O¿ Toole, C. and Hickey, T. ; (2011) The views of SLTs and psychologists on assessing children for whom Irish is a language of the home Child Language Seminar Newcastle, England, [Details] |
| O¿ Toole, C. and Hickey, T. M.; (2011) Exploring Specific Language Impairment in Irish-English Bilinguals Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Conference [Details] |
| Kavanagh, L. and Hickey, T.M. ; (2010) A mixed-methods investigation of parental involvement in gaelscoileanna IRAAL Postgraduate Symposium University of Limerick, [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M., Lewis, G., ; (2010) Exploring Policy and Practice in Welsh-medium Preschools with children from different language backgrounds Mudiad Ysgolian Meithrin Annual Conference [Details] | |||||||||
| O¿Reilly, A., Ryan, D., & Hickey, T; (2009) The psychological and sociocultural adaptation of international students: Service providers¿ perspectives PSI Annual Conference [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. and Lewis, G.W; (2009) Exploring policy and practice in Welsh-medium preschools with children from different language backgrounds Language Policy and Language Learning [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (2009) Accelerated Change in the Classroom? The Influence of a High-status L2 on Preschoolers whose L1 is an Endangered Minority Language Oxford Conference on First and Second languages [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T. M. and Cameron-Faulkner, T.; (2009) Contact induced change in the Irish negation system: Rebels without a clause? International Symposium on Bilingualism 7 [Details] | |||||||||
| Kavanagh, L. and Hickey, T.M. ; (2009) Can parents be partners without speaking the language of the school? Promoting parental involvement in immersion education European Conference of Educational Research [Details] | |||||||||
| O' Reilly, A., Ryan, D., & Hickey, T.; (2009) Discrimination and its psychological impact Raising Awareness of Racism in Ireland Conference, Geary Institute, UCD [Details] | |||||||||
| O Reilly, A., Ryan, D., & Hickey, T; (2009) The psychosocial adaptation of short-term international students in Ireland American Psychological Association (APA) Conference Toronto, [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (2008) Irish orthography 32nd Annual Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland [Details] | |||||||||
| Cameron, T. & Hickey, T.; (2008) The role of function in children's early multiword constructions: a cross-linguistic analysis International Conference on Language, Communication and Cognition University of Brighton, UK, , 04-AUG-08 - 06-AUG-08 [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. and Hennessy, E.; (2008) Lonely the Only? Teachers' Perceptions of Only children in Ireland. Abstract British Psychological Society Annual Conference , 02-APR-08 - 05-APR-08 [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2007) Hickey, T. M. Becoming biliterate in Irish and English: Tackling a 'bewildering' orthography plus a deep one. Abstract 2nd International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity University of Waikato, New Zealand, , 20-NOV-07 - 25-NOV-07 [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2006) Bilingual education in Ireland Bilingual Education in Europe [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2006) Interaction and language learning in immersion: Preschoolers working with ' or against ' each other Conference on Second Language Learning in Foreign and Immersion Language Classrooms. Abstract [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2006) Change and/or convergence among young L1 Irish speakers. Abstract 16th Sociolinguistics Symposium [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2006) Family language transmission Proceedings of the European Commission Conference on Regional and Minority Languages in Education Systems [Details] | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2005) Language contact in the minority language immersion preschool . In: A. Suarez, F. Ramallo & X. Rodrigeuz-Yanez (eds.) eds. Bilingual Socialization and Bilingual Language Acquisition Vigo, Spain: University of Spain, , pp.1297--1318 [Details] |
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Abstract
| Hickey, T.M. ; (2010) Early Bilingual Education. Oxford: Abstract [Details] |
Invited Review Articles
| Hickey, T.M.; (2002) Review of L. Thompson (2000) Young Bilingual Learners in Nursery School (Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Invited Review Articles [Details] |
| Hickey, T.M. ; (1992) Review of M. Byram & J. Leman (1990) (eds.) Bicultural and Trilingual Education (Clevedon: Multilingual Matters,) Journal of Pragmatics. Invited Review Articles [Details] |
| Hickey, T. M.; (1989) Review of G. Saunders, Bilingual children: from birth to teens. (Clevedon: Multilingual Matters) Language, Culture and Curriculum. Invited Review Articles [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2012. Title: Marie Curie Scientist in Charge-International Incoming Fellowship |
| Year: 2012. Title: Expert in the Spotlight, Mercator/European Research Centre on Multilingualism |
| Year: 2011. Title: Lifetime Membership Reading Association of Ireland |
| Year: 2009. Title: Visiting Scholar, ESRC Centre for Research on Bilingualism Bangor University |
| Year: 2007. Title: Government of Ireland Research Fellow in the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) |
| Year: 1982. Title: Research Fellowship, Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann/Linguistics Institute of Ireland |
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Associations
| Association: COST EU network (IS0804) on Impairment in Bilingual Children, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: EU Network Multilingual Europe (2002-2007), Function/Role: Co-editor of final publication and member |
| Association: Developmental Section, BPS, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Children's Books Ireland, Function/Role: |
| Association: Association for Psychological Science, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Reading Association of Ireland, Function/Role: President and Executive Member | |||||||||
| Association: International Reading Association, Function/Role: Member | |||||||||
| Association: Irish Association for Applied Linguistics, Function/Role: President and Executive Member | |||||||||
| Association: British Psychological Society, Function/Role: Chartered Academic Psychologist | |||||||||
| Association: Eurosla (European Assoc on Second Language Acquisition), Function/Role: | |||||||||
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Conference Contributions
| O¿ Toole, C. and Hickey, T. ; (2011) The views of SLTs and psychologists on assessing children for whom Irish is a language of the home. [Published Abstract], CLS, University of Newcastle , 01-JUN-11 - 03-JUN-11. |
| Hickey, T. M. ; (2011) Immersion Preschooling in Ireland: Training Provision and Best Practice. [Plenary Lecture], MELT Network Concluding Conference, Brussels , 05-OCT-11 - 06-OCT-11. |
| O¿ Toole, C. and Hickey, T.; (2011) Exploring Specific Language Impairment in Irish-English Bilinguals. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists, Dublin , 11-NOV-11 - 12-NOV-11. |
| Hickey, T.M. ; (2011) SLA and ABC in teaching Irish reading: What do teachers and learners need to know about Irish orthography?. [Invited Lecture], Second Language Studies, UCC , 03-MAR-11 - 03-MAR-11. |
| Hickey, T.M., Lewis, G., Baker, C., Jones, B. and Andrews, A. ; (2010) Exploring Policy and Practice in Welsh-medium Preschools with children from different language backgrounds . [Plenary Lecture], Mudiad Ysgolian Meithrin Annual Conference, Aberystwyth, Wales , 08-OCT-10 - 09-OCT-10. |
| Kavanagh, L. and Hickey, T.M.; (2010) A mixed-methods investigation of parental involvement in gaelscoileanna. [National Refereed Conference Paper], IRAAL Postgraduate Symposium, University of Limerick , 06-OCT-10 - 06-OCT-10. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T. Lewis, G., Baker, C. Andrews, H. and Jones, B.; (2010) Exploring policy and practice in Welsh-medium preschools with children from different language backgrounds . [Keynote Address], Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin Annual Conference, Aberystwyth, Wales , 01-OCT-10 - 02-OCT-10. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. and Lewis, G. ; (2009) Exploring policy and practice in Welsh-medium preschools with children from different language backgrounds. [International Refereed Conference], Language Policy and Language Learning, University of Limerick , 16-JUN-09 - 19-JUN-09. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T. M. ; (2009) Accelerated Change in the Classroom? The Influence of a High-status L2 on Preschoolers whose L1 is an Endangered Minority Language. [International Refereed Conference], First and second languages: Exploring the relationship in pedagogy-related contexts, University of Oxford , 27-MAR-09 - 28-MAR-09. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T. M. and Cameron-Faulkner, T. ; (2009) Contact induced change in the Irish negation system: Rebels without a clause?. [International Refereed Conference], International Symposium on Bilingualism 7, Utrecht, Netherlands , 08-JUL-09 - 11-JUL-09. | |||||||||
| Cameron, T. & Hickey, T.M. ; (2008) The role of function in children's early multiword constructions: a cross-linguistic analysis. [International Refereed Conference], International conference on Language, Communication and Cognition - theme session on CONSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES TO GRAMMAR & FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, University of Brighton, UK , 04-AUG-08 - 07-AUG-08. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. ; (2008) Learning to read a minority language: letters and literature. [Invited Lecture], Conference on Integration and Achievement in a Multilingual Europe: Languages for Learning and Life, University of Leeds , 18-JUN-08 - 19-JUN-08. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M. & Hennessy, E. ; (2008) Lonely the Only? Teachers¿ Perceptions of Only Children in Ireland. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin , 02-APR-08 - 05-APR-08. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2008) (2008) Second language reading in Irish: Challenges and benefits. [International Refereed Conference], 53rd Annual Convention of the International Reading Association, Atlanta USA, Atlanta, US , 05-MAY-08 - 09-MAY-08. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2007) Promoting reading in Irish: What can research tell us?. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Reading Association of Ireland 30th Annual Conference, Dublin , 27-SEP-07 - 29-SEP-07. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.M.; (2007) Becoming biliterate in Irish and English: Tackling a ¿bewildering¿ orthography plus a deep one. [International Refereed Conference], 2nd International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity, University of Waikato, New Zealand , 15-NOV-07 - 19-NOV-07. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2007) Learning Irish as a second language: Does reading represent a problem or an opportunity?. [Invited Lecture], Conference of International Development in Europe Committee (IDEC -European Committee of the International Reading Association), Dublin, Ireland , 18-JAN-07 - 20-JAN-07. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2006) Interaction and Language Learning in Immersion: Preschoolers working with ' or against ' each other. [Invited Lecture], Second Language Learning in Foreign and Immersion Language Classrooms , UCC, Cork , 08-APR-06 - 08-APR-06. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2006) Family language transmission. [Invited Oral Presentation], European Commission Conference on Regional and Minority Languages in Education Systems, Brussels , 26-APR-06 - 28-APR-06. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2006) Bilingual education in Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Conference on Bilingual Education in Europe, San Sebastian, Basque Country , 11-MAY-06 - 12-MAY-06. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2006) Change and/or Convergence among Young L1 Irish Speakers. [International Refereed Conference], Sociolinguistics Symposium 16, Limerick , 06-JUL-06 - 09-JUL-06. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2006) The challenge of reading in Irish for young second language learners. [International Refereed Conference], EPS Conference on Orthographies, Middlesex University , 20-SEP-06 - 21-SEP-06. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2006) Páistí 0-5 sa Ghaeltacht: An teaghlach agus an Ghaeilge. Tuairisc chuig an Choiste Comhairleach I bPleanáil Teanga/ Report on Family Language Use. [Invited Oral Presentation], Údarás na Gaeltachta, Advisory Committee on Language Planning, Na Forbacha , 17-MAY-06. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2005) Language Attenuation or Language Change? Code-Mixing in Minority Language Immersion. [International Refereed Conference], 5th International Symposium on Bilingualism, Barcelona , 20-APR-05 - 23-APR-05. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2005) The emergent reader of Irish. [National Refereed Conference Paper], 29th Annual Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland, Dublin , 29-SEP-05 - 01-OCT-05. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2003) Páistí, Tuismitheoirí agus an Ghaeilge: Dúshláin agus Deiseanna. [Invited Lecture], Cruinniú, Glór na nGael, An Spidéal , 20-NOV-03. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T; (2003) Reluctant Readers of a Minority Language. [Invited Lecture], Second Language Writing Systems Workshop, Colchester , 01-MAY-03. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2003) Pleanáil Teanga sa Luaththumoideachas (Language Planning in Early Immersion). [Invited Lecture], Annual Conference, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta, Belfast, , 22-MAR-03. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2003) An Stiúrthóir Naíonra, an Páiste agus an Ghaeilge: Aidhmeanna Éagsúla?. [Keynote Address], Comhdháil Bhliantúil na Naíonra Gaelacha, Cloch na Coillte, Deireadh Fómhair 2003, Cloch na Coillte , 01-OCT-03. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2003) Conas cabhrú leis an Stiúrthóir pleanáil teanga sa naíonra. [Invited Lecture], Comhdháil den Chomhchoiste Réamhscolaíochta, Dublin , 25-MAR-03. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2002) Language Contact in the Immersion Language Preschool. [International Refereed Conference], 2nd International Symposium on Bilingualism, Vigo, Spain , 23-OCT-02 - 26-OCT-02. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2002) Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Cothú agus Cabhair. [Invited Lecture], Fléa Leabhar agus Siopóisiam ar Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge, An Spidéal , 01-MAR-02. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2002) Tairbhe agus Taitneamh i Leitheoireacht na Gaeilge/Pleasure and Progress in Irish Reading. [Invited Lecture], Children's Books Ireland Summer School,, Dublin , 01-MAY-02. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2001) Second language reading and book floods: taping over the cracks. [International Refereed Conference], 12th European Conference on Reading, Dublin , 01-JUN-01. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2001) Irish immersion preschools: Maximising the benefits for young bilinguals and monolinguals. [Invited Lecture], Promoting Multilingual Idenitites in the UK and Ireland, Goldsmiths College, London , 03-DEC-01. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T., Gilheany, S.; (2001) High Ability Children and their Reading Needs. [International Refereed Conference], Paper presented at the 12th European Conference on Reading, Dublin , 01-JUN-01. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (2001) Na Ranganna naíonáin agus an Ghaeilge i scoileanna Ghaeltachta agus i nGaelscoileanna. [Invited Oral Presentation], An Grúpa Oibre ar Threoirlínte do Mhúinteoirí faoin Churaclam Athbreithnithe, An Roinn Oideachais, Maynooth , 01-NOV-01. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2000) Acquiring Irish: 4 Year Old Mother-Tongue Speakers and Second Language Learners in Immersion. [Invited Lecture], Invited Lecture University of Bangor, Wales, Bangor, Wales , 06-APR-00. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2000) Teaching Irish Reading. [Invited Lecture], International Reading Conference: Reading Matters, - , 28-SEP-00 - 30-SEP-00. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (2000) Immersion education in Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Invited lecture to Gaelscoileanna, Portlaoise , 15-JAN-00. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1999) First Language Maintenance and Second Language Acquisition of a Minority Language in Preschool. [International Refereed Conference], VIIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language, San Sebastian , 12-JUL-99 - 16-JUL-99. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1998) An Leabharlann, an Léitheoir Óg agus an Ghaeilge. [Invited Lecture], Comhdhaíl do na Leabharlannaithe Poiblí, Cill Rónán , 04-SEP-98. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1998) Mixing Beginners and Native Speakers in Minority Language Immersion: Who is Immersing Whom?. [International Refereed Conference], 4th European Conference on Immersion Programmes, Trinity College Carmarthen, Wales , 16-SEP-98 - 19-SEP-00. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1998) Addressing Parents' Needs: An International Perspective. [International Refereed Conference], 4th European Conference on Immersion Programmes, Trinity College Carmarthen, Wales , 16-SEP-98 - 19-SEP-98. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1998) Early Immersion Education: A National Study of the Acquisition of Irish in the Naíonraí. [Keynote Address], Annual Conference of Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin, Aberystwyth , 09-MAY-98. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1996) Second Language Acquisition in Irish-Medium Playgroups: Evaluating Early Irish Immersion in Ireland. [International Refereed Conference], Paper presented at VIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language,, Istanbul , 01-JUL-96. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1996) Second Language Acquisition in Irish-Medium Playgroups: Evaluating Early Immersion in Ireland. [International Refereed Conference], 3rd European Conference on Immersion Education, University of Barcelona , 25-SEP-96 - 28-SEP-96. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1996) Early Irish Immersion in Preschool: Reciprocity between home and naíonra. [National Refereed Conference Paper], 27th Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Waterford , 09-NOV-96 - 11-NOV-96. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1995) Early Immersion in Ireland: The Naíonra Experience. [International Refereed Conference], EUROSLA international conference, UCD, Dublin , 01-SEP-95. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1995) Irish and Early immersion education in Ireland. [International Refereed Conference], Language and the world of its users, Moscow, , 01-MAY-95. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1994) L2 Immersion in Pre-school: The Naíonra Experience in Ireland. [International Refereed Conference], Language, Education and Society in a Changing World, Dublin, Marino Institute of Education , 23-JUN-94 - 25-JUN-94. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1992) An Introduction to ILARSP for Practitioners. [International Refereed Conference], International Conference on Inter-Disciplinary Perspective on Speech and Language Pathology, Trinity College Dublin , 06-SEP-92 - 11-SEP-92. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1992) Theoretical Indications in Developmental Psycholinguistics and their Implications for Language Pathologies. [Invited Lecture], International Conference on Inter-Disciplinary Perspective on Speech and Language Pathology, TCD , 06-SEP-92 - 11-SEP-92. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina & Bennett-Kastor, Tina ; (1992) Narrative Development in Irish; The Noun Phrase. [International Refereed Conference], International Congress of Linguists, Quebec , 13-AUG-92. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1991) The Development of Negation: Rebels without a Clause. [International Refereed Conference], Child Language Seminar, University of Manchester , 01-MAR-91. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1991) First Language Acquisition of Irish: Exploring Universals. [Invited Lecture], CLCS, Trinity College Dublin , 01-FEB-91. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1991) Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], Symposium of the AILA Scientific Commission on Child Language, University of Manchester , 01-MAR-91. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1991) Formal and Functional Approaches to Language Acquisition. [Invited Lecture], CLCS, Trinity College Dublin , 01-NOV-91. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1990) Reading in a Second Language: the Case of Irish. [International Refereed Conference], 13th World Congress on Reading, Stockholm , 03-JUL-90 - 06-JUL-90. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1990) The Recognition and Role of Formulas in First Language Acquisition: An Application to Irish. [International Refereed Conference], 9th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Thessaloniki , 15-APR-90 - 21-APR-90. | |||||||||
| Hickey, Tina; (1990) Second language teaching in Irish primary schools. [Invited Lecture], International Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Langauges in the Elementary School, Milan , 07-DEC-90. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1989) Testing and First Language Acquisition. [National Refereed Conference Paper], IRAAL Symposium on Testing, NIHE , 01-MAR-89. | |||||||||
| Hickey, T.; (1989) Pronoun Order and Use in the Acquisition of Irish: Questioning Prevailing Theories. [International Refereed Conference], 4th International Conference on Minority Languages, Leeuwarden , 20-JUN-89. | |||||||||
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Committees
| Committee : NCVA-Recognised Training Modules Steering Committee |
| Committee : Expert Advisory Group/Coiste Pleanáil Teanga, Údarás na Gaeltachta, 2005- |
| Committee : Advisor, Working group on Irish reading. Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta |
| Committee : President Reading Association of Ireland |
| Committee : Convenor of AILA (Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee) Child Language Commission and Editor of its newsletter |
| Committee : President of the Irish Association of Applied Linguistics (IRAAL) | |||||||||
| Committee : Multilingual Europe Network | |||||||||
| Committee : IASCL (International Society for the Study of Child Language), Treasurer | |||||||||
| Committee : Editorial Board, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism ISI Journal | |||||||||
| Committee : All-island Expert Consultation Meeting on An Tumoideachas in Éirinn/Immersion Education in Ireland organised by Foras na Gaeilge, | |||||||||
| Committee : Scientific Committee | |||||||||
| Committee : COST: Bi-SLI Network | |||||||||
| Committee : Editorial Board of International Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education | |||||||||
| Committee : UCD Human Subjects' Research Ethics Committee - Life Sciences | |||||||||
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Education
| Year 1987 Institution: University of Reading Qualification: PhD Subject: |
| Year 1979 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: BA Subject: |
| Year 1981 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: MA Subject: |
Languages
| Irish: |
| German: |
Consultancy
| Client: Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileáin |
| Client: Údarás na Gaeltachta |
| Client: Dept. of Education & Science & Gaelscoileanna |
| Client: An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta |
| Client: Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge |
| Client: RTE | |||||||||
| Client: Dept of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | |||||||||
| Client: Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin | |||||||||
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Outreach Activities
| Glór Anoir, Radio na Gaeltachta 27 Méan Fómhair 2007 Díospóireacht faoi thuismitheoirí |
| Handling ESL in the mainstream in Ireland Inservice training in two primary schools in Dublin, June 2006 |
| Invited speaker, Ag Tógáil Clainne le Gaeilge -Raising Children Bilingually. An Spidéal, Glór na nGael, Nov. 2004 |
| Member of Final Judging Panel Children’s Book Award, Reading Assoc. of Ireland 1989, ‘91 & ‘93 |
| Member of Judging Panel, MacDonald’s Children’s Writing Awards 1992, 1994, 1996 &1998 (over 10,000 entries in final year) |
| Member of Judging Panel, Bisto Children’s Book Award, 2000 | |||||||||
| Tinteán Expert panellist on live TV programme regarding language acquisition in young children, October 1995. | |||||||||
| Monday at Nine 1990-1991 and Monday 7.02 1991-1992 Weekly radio presenter on presenting talks on children’s language development, sociolinguistics and applied linguistics. | |||||||||
| Read Write Now!: Expert panellist on numeracy and reading in Irish on a TV programme aimed at Adult Literacy Learners (broadcast November 2006). | |||||||||
| The Ryan Tubridy Show, 25 October 2006 regarding bilingual families |
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Reviews
| International Journal Of Bilingual Education And Bilingualism: Reviewer. |
| Language, Culture And Curriculum: Reviewer. |
| First Language: Reviewer. |
Other Activities
| Member of Judging Panel, Bisto Children's Book Award, 2000 |
| Member of Judging Panel, MacDonald's Children's Writing Awards 1992, 1994, 1996 & 1998 |
| Member of Judging Panel Children's Book Award, Reading Assoc. of Ireland 1989, 91 & 93 |
| Editor, Newsletter: AILA Child Language Commission, sent to over 400 experts in child language development worldwide, 1990-1996 |
| Co-Editor, Newsletter Reading News, Reading Association of Ireland, 1989-1991 |
| Invited Lecturer Dept. of Education and Science, on Teaching in the Gaeltacht, Primary Curriculum Support Group, Training Trainers Workshops 2000 | |||||||||
| Invited Lecturer on Teaching Irish Reading, Primary Curriculum Support Group, Training Trainers Workshops 2001 | |||||||||
| Invited Lecturer to Dept. of Education & Science Working Group developing materials for Junior & Senior Infants Revised Curriculum in Irish Nov. 2001 | |||||||||
| Invited Lecturer on Ag Tógáil Clainne le Gaeilge -Raising Children Bilingually?, An Spidéal, Glór na nGael, Nov. 2004 | |||||||||
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Internal Collaborators
| Dr. Eilís Hennessy, School of Psychology UCD, Joint research project on 'Only Children In Contemporary Irish Society' |
External Collaborators
| Dr. Ciara O' Toole, University College Cork, collaborating on a study using an Irish adaptation of the CDI for children acquiring Irish as first language, or Irish and English simultaneously. Funded by Foras na Gaeilge Prof. Nancy Stenson, University of Minnesota, US, collaborating on joint article on Irish orthography. Dr. Ted Gibson, MIT, USA. Crosslinguistic study of word order and gesture in speakers of SVO, VSO and SOV languages. Dr. Thea Cameron, University of Manchester and Prof. Paul Fletcher, UCC, collaborators on 'Input in Irish L1 Acquisition' funded by ESRCProf. Colin Baker, Dept. of Education, University of Bangor, Wales Dr. Charmian Kenner, Goldsmiths' University, London, co-editor of Multilingual Europe (Trentham Press) and coordinator of 'I am Europe' Marie Curie bid 2006 |